1993 Mitsubishi Precis

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline94V080000

Filed Apr 20, 199412,890 vehiclesMitsubishi America

Defect. THE VEHICLES FAILED THE LATERAL MOVING BARRIER IMPACT TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE FUEL SPILLAGE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy. MITSUBISHI HAS DEVELOPED AN APPROPRIATE COUNTERMEASURE THAT WILL COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed Nov 15, 1999SC

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND BECOME NOISY, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER HAD REPLACED ENGINE. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK VEHICLE MAKES A TICKING NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN, VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES, 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAVE GONE FLAT. VEHICLE AT TIMES WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR WOULD LURCH FORWARD. *SLC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly

Filed May 5, 1996TX

GAS TANK DOOR FAILED.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1994	0	1	Routine
1993 — this page	2	1	Routine
1992	1	1	Routine
1991	2	1	Routine
1990	2	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 20, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.